Global Church News

Pope’s ecumenical prayer with migrants in Cyprus a “genius combination

Dec 04, 2021

Father Nikodemus Schnabel, the Patriarchal Vicar of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Migrants and Asylum Seekers comments on the Pope’s ecumenical prayer meeting in Cyprus.
Pope at Ecumenical Prayer: May the Lord awaken our consciences!

Dec 04, 2021

Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic Journey to Cyprus with an Ecumenical Prayer service with migrants, where he reflects on God’s dream for a “world of peace, in which all His children live as brothers and sisters.”
Cypriot Orthodox Metropolitan Vasilios: Unity makes us stronger

Dec 04, 2021

The Orthodox Metropolitan Vasilios of Constantia and Famagusta is one of the Orthodox leaders welcoming Pope Francis to Cyprus.
Pope Francis meets with Chief Rabbi of Cyprus

Dec 04, 2021

Pope Francis meets with Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin and through him, extends a greeting to the Jewish community in Cyprus.
Cyprus is meant to be a place of peace, unity

Dec 03, 2021

Shortly after arriving in Cyprus, which has been divided for nearly 50 years, Pope Francis told political and civil authorities on the island nation that peace and dialogue must be a priority.
Korean Catholics bid farewell to retired Seoul archbishop

Dec 03, 2021

Catholic bishops, clergy and laypeople expressed their gratitude to Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, the retired archbishop of Seoul Archdiocese, with a thanksgiving ceremony on November 30.
Ex-leader urges Timor-Leste to adopt papal fraternity deal

Dec 03, 2021

Former Timor-Leste president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has called on the government to adopt a document on human fraternity endorsed by Pope Francis.
Filipino Catholics begin communal prayer for 2022 elections

Dec 03, 2021

On November 28, dioceses in the Philippines began a “prayer power campaign” for clean and orderly elections in 2022.
In Advent, we get ready ‘for whatever God wishes’ for us, says cardinal

Dec 03, 2021

Advent “is about being ready for whatever God wishes to do with and for us,” said Washington Cardinal Wilton D Gregory in his homily at Mass on the first Sunday of Advent on November 28 at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle.
No Christmas midnight Masses in Netherlands this year

Dec 03, 2021

Catholic bishops in the Netherlands have decided to cancel Christmas midnight Masses once again this year as a precaution to stop the spread of COVID-19.